Design and Construction
Integrated Design Process Guide
This continuing education article explains to architects what the integrated design process (IDP) is, how to structure the process and what are its benefits, success factors and potential.
Sound Control in Multi-Family Wood-Frame Buildings
Discussion of the properties of sound and how to control its movement through wood-frame buildings. Discussion of code requirements impact and airborne noise with a case study of a retrofit to reduce noise transmission in a residential building.
Fire Safety in High-Rise Apartment Buildings
Understand the fire problems and safety strategies in order to reduce the fire and smoke risks to occupants in high-rise apartment buildings.
Construction Tolerances
Issues that can arise when tolerances are not adequately considered in the design of construction details.
Sustainable Building: A Materials Perspective
Important aspects to consider when assessing building materials for life cycle sustainability.
Air Quality in Interior Environments
The article describes the factors which lead to poor air quality including biological and chemical sources and proposes ways to avoid contamination through architectural design strategies.
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